Kate Morrissey (she/her/hers) has been a journalist covering immigration issues at the San Diego-Tijuana border since 2016. She worked at The San Diego Union-Tribune for more than seven years, and she is known nationally for her work on the U.S. asylum system and border policies. Beyond her reporting in California and Tijuana, she has traveled to Nicaragua, Honduras and the Mexico-Guatemala border to help her audiences better understand the reality of migration in the Western Hemisphere.
Immigration
A U.S. citizen woman was left distraught after officers came into her husband's green card interview, handcuffed him and took him away. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp When Mira and Niv met last year to walk around La Mesa on their first date
Immigration
Though other cities have reported arrests of immigrants in the final stages of obtaining their green cards, this week marks the first time that San Diego attorneys have seen clients detained at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services appointments. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Immigration and
Immigration
Matias, who is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, is asking for confirmation that the government received his application for a visa as a victim of human trafficking. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp A man at Otay Mesa Detention Center has been on hunger strike
Immigration
Volunteers with Detention Resistance have kept meticulous notes about the detentions and day-to-day changes happening around the San Diego Immigration Court and ICE offices. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Though the San Diego Immigration Court is far from the busiest, it ranks among the highest in
Capital & Main
Activists fear the Trump administration will use the rule to cover up misconduct by immigration officials. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. The Department of
Immigration
The Trump administration’s deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. It is the first in a three-part series called "
Newsletter
Daylight San Diego is hosting a community conversation about immigration policies, including arrests and detention, and what San Diegans can do to help their neighbors. Greetings, everyone, buenas and bom dia, With the increase in immigration related arrests and fears about deportation in our community, we at Daylight decided to
Immigration
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told a 9-1-1 dispatcher that he would hold a driver who had been following him at gun point, according to police records. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp The phone call came in the middle of a Know Your Rights presentation
Immigration
The two members of Congress said they went to the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego after reports of overcrowding and increased detentions. Written by Kate Morrissey, Video by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp After reports of increased detentions at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration
With detentions at immigration appointments on the rise, attorneys and experts share four tips to know before you go. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in downtown San Diego recently began arresting more of the people who show up to check in with
Immigration
Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don’t want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. A note to readers: this article contains
Immigration
The agency increased detentions of people showing up to its offices this week, and officials told one attorney that they plan to detain everyone who comes in. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp When Gloria Morales-Palos’ cousin received a letter from an immigration officer in the hallway